About three o'clock in the afternoon, Samuel Hill and his father
arrived, and Hiram, remembering Quincy's instructions, had found Ezekiel
Pettengill, and all came to the room together. It took a comparatively
short time to sign, seal, and deliver the documents and papers. It was
arranged that Samuel Hill and his father should take charge of the
grocery store and carry on the business until a week from the following
Monday; as Quincy told young Hill that he had some business to attend to
the early part of the following week that would prevent his giving any
attention to the store until the latter part of the week.
Quincy treated his principals and witnesses to cigars, and an
interchange of ideas was made in relation to the result of the auction
sale.
"How does Strout take it?" inquired Quincy.
"I don't know," spoke up Hiram. "He acts as though he thought I was
pizen. Every time he sees me he crosses over on t'other side of the
street, if we happen to be comin' towards each other."
"Well, I imagine," said Quincy, "that your usefulness to him has
departed in some respects, but it's just as well.
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